Italian taxi drivers plan to go on strike on November 7

Italian taxi drivers plan to go on strike on November 7 in protest over delays by the transport ministry to update regulations governing private car-hire services. Taxi drivers claim private car-hire and car-share services benefit favorably from rules entwined in the law regarding tariffs and licenses. Currently, private drivers can purchase cheaper licenses from smaller towns, but use them to work in larger cities. Alessandro Atzeni, the national secretary for the transport union Uil, said drivers are calling for a “regulatory equilibrium in the taxi and NCC sector.”